Problem
In 2007, Italy announced that an Italian journalist, Daniel Mastrogiacomo, who had been held hostage for 15 days by the Taliban in Afghanistan, had been ransomed for 5 Taliban prisoners. Governments in many nations denounced the act as a bad idea because it rewarded terrorism and encouraged more abductions. Consequently, the Afghanistan government announced that it would no longer make such trades ("Afghanistan: Government Pledges End to Hostage Deals," Radio Free Europe, April 16, 2007). Use an extensive-form game tree to analyze the basic arguments. Can you draw any hard-and-fast conclusions about whether the Italians' actions were a good or bad idea?
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.